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One of the Lady Cougars broke her foot at the volleyball tournament last night.

A Steele graduate will be playing a role in a new CBS hit sitcom.

The Cibolo mayor will be speaking to the social studies classes next week.

New snack vending machines are being installed next week in the cafeteria.

Dobie Art Club members painted a mural in the Pediatric Ward of the hospital over the weekend.

The Steele HS Cheerleaders won the national cheerleading competition and will be honored at half-time of the Super Bowl game this year.

The school district announces that all students will be required next year to buy phone bags with locks to store their cell phones in for the day.

One of the teachers on campus is challenging the school board’s decision to restrict the faculty dress code.

The Dobie Music Club and Choir will volunteer their time to sing to the elderly patients on Wednesday at a local nursing home.

Dobie is requiring all students to take an ethics and etiquette course during the summer.